What did the case of the Scottsboro Boys involve?
A) two young communists accused of plotting to overthrow the government
B) two young white women who falsely accused nine black men of rape on a train
C) a case where blacks' schoolteachers had taught the concept of evolution rather than the Biblical story of the evolution of man
D) two young boys who were lynched by a group of whites for stealing candy from a white store owned by the local sheriff and police chief
Answer: B
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